While the African continent is well represented at the Summer Olympics, it is a different story at the Winter Games. In Paris in 2024, African athletes won a total of 39 medals, including 13 gold ...

Even though the Olympics are said to connect the global village, the Winter Games remain a distant story for Africa, a continent where snow and ice are hard to find. Winter sports face high barriers ...

IOC president Jacques Rogge says Africa needs to show it wants the Olympics, and a candidate must come forward soon if the continent is to host the 2020 Games. Rogge said Wednesday that Africa's ...

MILAN -- Olympic officials from Africa took their concerns about a visa program for entering the United States to leaders of the 2028 Los Angeles Games on Tuesday. International Olympic Committee ...

South Africa snatched the last African place for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games with a 6-5 penalty shootout victory over Ghana in Cairo Friday after a breathtaking third place play-off. The South ...

MILAN (AP) — Olympic officials from Africa took their concerns about a visa program for entering the United States to leaders of the 2028 Los Angeles Games on Tuesday. International Olympic Committee ...

Three years after being forced to undergo gender tests, South Africa's 21-year-old Caster Semenya finally ran her first Olympic event Wednesday morning, finishing her 800-meter heat in 2 minutes, 71 ...

South Africa's Olympic committee president ruled out a bid for the 2020 Summer Games on Thursday after the government said it was not the right time. The surprise announcement ended the widespread ...